Ogechi Emechebe

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Health Equity, Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE), Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies

The Health Equity Roadmap: One Year Later

In March 2022, the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) launched the Health Equity Roadmap, a national framework to advance health equity in hospitals and health systems. The roadmap is a resource to address health disparities, improve health outcomes and drive organizations to become more equitable. 

Health Equity, Disparities/Equity of Care, Reducing Healthcare Disparities, Race, Ethnicity and Language (REAL) Data

Using Innovation to Advance Health Equity

Our most recent Health Equity Innovation Summit took place Oct. 10 in AHA’s Region 6, which includes members from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota. This one-day event brought together C-suite hospital leaders, community members and patient advocates to explore regional challenges and co-develop potential solutions to accelerate actions to advance health equity.